liz3564 wrote:Gaz, please describe for me how you visualize an ideal polygamous marriage. How do you visualize the concept of truly partnering with more than one woman? I'm not talking about sex. I'm talking about the full-on complex intimacy involved with being a righteous couple.
I haven't been able to wrap my head around it, because, quite frankly, the visualization and concept goes completely against the grain of the Proclamation of the Family.
This is not a "trap" question. I'm asking your thoughts as one LDS member to another.
I imagine it will be as a group of friends. Do oyu have sisters? What is it like when your together? Every so often you get one on one time. The man would obviously need to set aside a "Date night" fo rthat one on one time. But ultimately its a large family. You communicate, you love one another, and you make it work.
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. - Plato
Gaz wrote:I imagine it will be as a group of friends. Do oyu have sisters? What is it like when your together? Every so often you get one on one time. The man would obviously need to set aside a "Date night" fo rthat one on one time. But ultimately its a large family. You communicate, you love one another, and you make it work.
What would be the basis for the wives loving one another?
Failure is not falling down but refusing to get up.
Chinese Proverb
So again, what would be the basis for the wives loving one another?
Making fun of me.
No, I am not, Gaz. I'm asking you questions. In response to my question you posed another question. You asked me if I love my friends. I pointed out to you that while I do love my friends, that we don't share a mutual sex partner. So what has me loving my friends got to do with wives of polygamy loving eachother? Are they friends? Do friends share lovers? I don't see how friendly love enters into a polygamous marriage. How could it?
You didn't copy the portion of my post that made the distinction. You skipped right over it. Think about what I said here. That's all I'm asking you to do.
I don't make fun of you, Gaz. I might get ticked off at you or frustrated from time to time, but I like you too much to make fun of you.
Failure is not falling down but refusing to get up.
Chinese Proverb
Don't forget to mention the slave labor they subject the low ranking men to as well. All I can say is that thankfully this a very small group of people. Still a few is way too many. They really should make an effort to give the young people in such a society a chance to leave if they want. Right now I don't think they really have much choice. I mean slave labor and rape are awful, but I'd venture to say that living on the street is worse.
And when the confederates saw Jackson standing fearless as a stone wall the army of Northern Virginia took courage and drove the federal army off their land.